Happy Halloween! Today’s episode is a special Halloween edition. I’m sharing wedding disasters and how to avoid them. I am sharing HORROR stories – from a recent wedding. Not only are they going to make you cringe and be happy you weren’t there, but I’m also going to give you some tips to make sure you avoid this happening at your wedding. To clarify you would have NEVER known that anything went wrong at this wedding. It’s still one of my favorite and most beautiful weddings. But after that wedding, I seriously questioned how much longer I had in this business because I just felt so defeated.
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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: Wedding Disasters and How to Avoid Them (Vol.2)
To fast-forward to a specific part of the podcast episode, check out the timestamps below:
- The table numbers didn’t fit in the holders [03:50]
- Had to rake the grass which took up so much time [06:00]
- The wind is never on our side. [07:18]
- Guests were late [13:00]
- The officiant kept going in the script [14:08]
- She did a down-do after an updo [15:08]
- The music cut out during dinner [16:19]
- A guest passed out [15:08]
- The food couldn’t be served [18:25]
- We ran out of food [18:50]
- Transportation got messed up [19:35]
- We were behind schedule [20:38]
- The ice cream guys went over [20:40]
- Our team ate in the dark [23:46]
- The band guys were smoking [25:57]
- Our staff walked in on them [30:57]
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Well, that wraps up today’s episode on wedding horror stories! I hope you enjoyed listening to our re-cap of one of the most stressful weddings we’ve had to date. But it’s okay now that we’re on the other side and everything turned out well. Hopefully, you can tell from our laughter that we’re mostly over our PTSD from the wedding.
Again, this wedding demonstrates just how much can happen at a wedding. When you hire a wedding planner to make sure your plans fall into place, you’re not only hiring them for their skills and experience as a planner but also to protect your investment.
I truly hope all of our pain and discomfort benefits you and your wedding in some form or fashion.
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That's all for today’s special Halloween Horror stories episode. I hope you laughed and learned something while we revisited this nearly traumatic day. If you’re listening live, I hope you have a wonderfully spooky Halloween.
I LOVE Halloween, so if you dressed up this weekend or you’re dressing up tonight, I would love to see it! Please tag me on IG and I will be sure to share it (if you want to me, of course).
My daughter this year is going as Wednesday Addams. My husband and I were Morticia and Gomez Addams last year but my son is being a poop and wouldn’t dress up with us. He doesn’t really identify with Pugsley. I get it. I’m still holding on to my dream of all of us going as the Addams Family one year.
This weekend we drove to little Abingdon, VA, a small town in Southwest Virginia where I grew up for my high school reunion. We won’t say which year it was. During our 12-hour drive, we were listening to some Halloween music and my daughter said, ” Mom, do you know what we should all go as for Halloween next year?”
Alvin and the chipmunks! I’m still holding on to my Addams Family dream, but I’m quite excited if we actually go as Alvin and the Chipmunks next year. My husband Mike is excited b/c he can be Dave which requires minimal effort. I’ll probably be Simon since I’m the taller of the 3 of us, and my son Ciaran will be Alvin and Isla will be Theodore, but they might fight over that, so we’ll see.
Thank you all so much for joining me today. I love spending time in your earbuds and hearing your thoughts on the podcast in your reviews. To connect even further, make sure to follow me on Instagram at @AsktheplannerPodcast.
Until next time, may your wedding be as magical and spook-free as possible.
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